We promised when we posted our first round of exclusive Ravens And Chimes videos that there would be more–and we have it just in time to get you excited about the Ravens crew’s show at Union Pool tomorrow, Thursday, April 17th. Two more SAK A/Vs (are you willing to tolerate our branding lingo in exchange for the goods?) are available from the band below.

First up is a rousing run through “This Is Where We Are,” the opening track of R&C’s debut album, Reichenbach Falls, in which four members of the group carry us through the ether as Asher sings, all the way to the rousing coda, of fires and floods:

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Another Ravens video jam and info about a D.C. gig after the jump.

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Four members of New York City-based six piece Ravens and Chimes came by our loft studio a few weeks ago to record SAK A/V #1 (A/V: that’s just our fancy way of sayin’ we got exclusive videos, y’all).

We’ve got four songs total from the SXSW-bound group, two of which we’re posting today. First up: a rocking run through of overlooked in ’07’s “General Lafayette! You Are Not Alone”:

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After the jump, we’ve got an excerpt of a much longer interview with R&C frontman Asher, an all-out “Archways” and all the SXSW Ravens info you’ll need to get that East Village feeling all the way down in the Lone Star State. (more…)

Though it’s arguably best to start fresh with a new year upon us, the wise scribes of the web, always eager to list, compile, and debate the merits of a recently closed calendar year, invariably leave us with unfinished business: telling you about the best stuff that inexplicably evaded the concluding ‘07 ‘net hype.

They range from artists well-known to nearly un-known, and several of the tracks here-in found some acclaim at the time of their release, but just didn’t have the steam to make it to December. So SAK humbly presents: 7 songs that should have rocked your face in the last calendar year. (more…)